Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-05-18
Chas. Kidd is working in the county

clerks Office.
G. W. Fort can make you loan at
IS, or 10 per cent. so
Z. P. Caruthers moved into his new
house last Thursday.
Col. Busey was at Wichita and other
eastern points last week.
who's that ?'' Its me-" "Oh, is
that you, Keno ?" And it was.
The dog tax is now coIlectable. Own
ers of useless CANNES had better dis
pose of them.
Geppert & Stone furnished Judge
Ellis with his large water tank, wind
mill and fountains.
Mrs. w. L. Rouse returned from her
trip to California last Saturday. She
was away about six weeks.
Subject for discourse at the Christian
church next Sunday morning: Growth
in Numbers and Growth in Grace"
a marriage license was issued on
Monday to Edwin ID. Moore, of Cowley
county, and Miss Ruth a. Lewellen, of
Sun City.
j. G. Abel, the county stenographer
was at Kiowa Monday and yesterday,
and reported the O'Shee examination
| in full.
On the 18th, Judge Hardy performed
the marriage ceremony for Robt. A.
Bush and Miss Stella Clement. both
of Sharon.
Liberal citizens donated enough mon
ey to enable Harvey Thompson to pur-
chase horse to replace one that died
the other day.
A. S. McClearey s. Co., at the post
Office, are agents for the celebrated
Rand, Mentally & Co. maps. Any map
published you can get there. SILT
For Rent-A house of rooms; north
end of town; newly painted, inside and
out; newly papered; price $St per
month. Inquire at this Office. 81
J. II. Moore, of Ell Paso, ILL.,, father
of Mrs. Z. A. Simmons and his daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. G. III. Moore, of Cald-
well, Kansas, are here on visit.
John Sparks, 10 miles northeast of
here, has 500 acres of corn planted. He
was in this week and purchased four
cultivatOrs from Noble g. Nixon.
p. b. Cole, east of this city four miles,
Will cultivate four hundred acres in
corn this season. p. b. may not do all
the work himself, but he will see that
it is done.
HaZelton is said to be the only town
in Barber county where prohibition is
carried out to the letter. This infor-
nation is from a reliable source-a
HaZelton editor
Fank Barnhart is building residence
on North Walnut street. on one of the
best locations in the city He is an in
dustrious mechanic whose success ev-
cry one will applaud.
VIM. Schmidt has purchased an inter-
est in the Watkins & Cheneworth store.
1t is to be moved to the burst building
the old pioneer drug store room-on
North Main street.
Taxpayers are reminded that the
board of equalization will meet June
9Th. If property is assessed too high,
make the kick then and don't wait IN
til tax-payiug time.
Persons who did not subscribe to the
fund to purchase the band instruments
are now invited to do so. Any men,
Der of the band will receive subscrip-
tions and give receipts.
III. G.. Evans has purchased an acre
of ground from George Horney and the
Champion house, and will soon move
the house to his land. The place is on
Second avenue, east of Spring creek.
Go see those new, choice Parasols,
TOrchon. Escurial. Oriental. Two-Tone,
Tone, and fine Laces, in endless vari-
ETY.. Robes in all coIOrs. a new stock
of embroideries, at very low prices. at
W. NJ. Wheeler's. 80
Surveyor Aber yesterday completed
south of this city II miles. 1t is on the
land of ]. w. McNeal, the northwest
quarter of section 80, range IL. The
town site covers 40 acres.
Harry Plagman. lately of Harper, is
the apothecary for the new drug firm of
Blickhahn q Co., at Fleming's old
stand. The store is being put in good
order and customers will have the
largest stock of drugs and notions in
Kansas to select from.
Last Friday night heavy rain fell
over every portion of Barber county.
Saturday night another general rain
fall occurred and Monday evening il
again rained. There is now not a''croak-
err left, unless it be the man who won't
plow his crop because he is certain the
season will be too wet for the crop to
mature.
Quarterly meeting services at the
Methodist church next Saturday and
Sunday. Preaching Saturday night at
half-past seven O'Clock, by DR.. Gates,
presiding elder. Sabbath school at ten
o'clock a. m, preaching at eleven
O'Clock Sabbath morning by Rev. NJ. L.
Gates, d. d. Preaching in the even
ing by the pastor.
Z. G. Walton and w. G. Lamborn,
of Mt. Union, Stark county, Ohio, who
have been here several days, have pur-
chased considerable property. Through
l.. F. Pearson 6 Co., they purchased
the Clay Bender place, 16O acres, six
miles east of town; the Sterling Hayes
farm, $50 acres four miles west, price
81, 800; the A. L. Freeman lots, IL and
10, North Walnut street, price $3.50.
Through w. J. Estell they purchased
lots in Highland addition, at S75 each,
| also forty acres of the same addition